A man in his 30’s has become the second person in Guyana to die after testing positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The patient was identified as the Director of Reliance Health Care, Jermaine Ifill, 38. In an advisory from Dr. Fawcett Jeffrey, who is the Director of Medical and Professional Services at the Georgetown Public Hospi-tal Corporation (GPHC), it was stated that Ifill succumbed after attempts to resuscitate failed.
Stabroek News understands that his family has been asked to self-quarantine while his wife was placed in institutional quarantine.
Following the announcement that a second person diagnosed with COVID-19 had died, a number of persons took to Facebook to offer their condolences to his family.
A post by Joel Bancroft stated, “Can’t believe covid got me typing RIP…I tried to call you when you were first admitted and you cut off the phone because you said when you talk you (can’t) breath so i must text you. I texted you this morning asking you how you feel….it hurt me when I understand why you didn’t reply. So these texts are my last memories of you.”
Bancroft also uploaded screenshots of the conversations he had with Ifill via WhatsApp after Ifill was diagnosed with the virus.
Meanwhile, the Chief Executive Officer of the Georgetown Public Hospi-tal, Brigadier (Ret’d) George Lewis disclosed that the person who died was not assigned to take care of COVID-19 patients. He did not disclose the identity of the patient saying that it is sensitive information and family members are in mourning.
